BILL NUMBER: AB 1113	CHAPTERED  07/01/99

	CHAPTER   51
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   JULY 1, 1999
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   JUNE 30, 1999
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   JUNE 16, 1999
	PASSED THE SENATE   JUNE 15, 1999
	AMENDED IN SENATE   JUNE 15, 1999

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Members Florez, Havice, Nakano, Correa,
Reyes, Soto, Leonard, Rod Pacheco, Scott, Machado, and Torlakson and
Senators Alpert, Karnette, Ortiz, Costa, McPherson, and Rainey

                        FEBRUARY 25, 1999

   An act to add Article 3.6 (commencing with Section 32228) and
Article 3.8 (commencing with Section 32239.5) to Chapter 2 of Part 19
of the Education Code, relating to school safety, and declaring the
urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1113, Florez.   School safety.
   (1) Existing law establishes the School Violence Prevention Grant
Program, a statewide grant program coordinated through county offices
of education and school districts for school violence prevention
programs.
   This bill would establish the School Safety and Violence
Prevention Act, a statewide program to be administered by the
Superintendent of Public Instruction, who would allocate funds to
school districts that maintain any of grades 8 to 12, inclusive, that
certify the funds will be used as required by this act.  Funds
allocated pursuant to this program would be expended for purposes
that include, but are not limited to, providing conflict resolution
personnel, providing on-campus communication devices, establishing
staff training programs, and establishing cooperative arrangements
with law enforcement agencies.
   (2) This bill would also establish the School Violence Prevention
and Response Task Force consisting of the Superintendent of Public
Instruction, the Attorney General, the Director of the Office of
Criminal Justice Planning, the Secretary for Education, and 12
individuals representing educators, health care practitioners, and
members of the law enforcement community, each with expertise in
school-based crisis prevention and response.  The bill would require
the task force to perform various duties, including, among others,
analyzing and evaluating current statutes and programs in the area of
school-based crisis prevention and response, and making appropriate
policy recommendations on how to enhance state and local programs and
training to adequately prepare school districts and county offices
of education to meet the challenges stemming from disruptive and
violent acts, or both, on or near school campuses.  The bill would
require the task force to report its findings and recommendations to
the Legislature and the Governor on or before April 10, 2000.
   (3) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately
as an urgency statute.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Article 3.6 (commencing with Section 32228) is added to
Chapter 2 of Part 19 of the Education Code, to read:

      Article 3.6.  School Safety and Violence Prevention Act

   32228.  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that public
schools serving pupils in grades 8 to 12, inclusive, have access to
supplemental resources to establish programs and strategies that
promote school safety and emphasize violence prevention among
children and youth in the public schools.
   (b) It is further the intent of the Legislature that schoolsites
receiving funds pursuant to this article accomplish all of the
following goals:
   (1) Teach pupils techniques for resolving conflicts without
violence.
   (2) Train school staff and administrators to support and promote
conflict resolution and mediation techniques for resolving conflicts
between and among pupils.
   (3) Reduce incidents of violence at the schoolsite.
   32228.1.  (a) The School Safety and Violence Prevention Act is
hereby established.  This statewide program shall be administered by
the Superintendent of Public Instruction, who shall provide funds to
school districts serving pupils in any of grades 8 to 12, inclusive,
for the purpose of promoting school safety and reducing schoolsite
violence.  As a condition of receiving funds pursuant to this
article, an eligible school district shall certify, on forms and in a
manner required by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, that
the funds will be used as described in this section.
   (b) From funds appropriated in the annual Budget Act or any other
measure, funds shall be allocated to school districts on the basis of
enrollment of pupils in grades 8 to 12, inclusive, for any one or
more of the following purposes:
   (1) Providing schools with personnel, including, but not limited
to, licensed or certificated school counselors, school social
workers, school nurses, and school psychologists, who are trained in
conflict resolution.  Any law enforcement personnel hired pursuant to
this article shall be trained and sworn peace officers.
   (2) Providing effective and accessible on-campus communication
devices and other school safety infrastructure needs.
   (3) Establishing an in-service training program for school staff
to learn to identify at-risk pupils, to communicate effectively with
those pupils, and to refer those pupils to appropriate counseling.
   (4) Establishing cooperative arrangements with local law
enforcement agencies for appropriate school-community relationships.

   (5) For any other purpose that the school or school district
determines that would materially contribute to meeting the goals and
objectives of current law in providing for safe schools and
preventing violence among pupils.
   32228.2.  Funds allocated pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section
32228.1 shall be allocated to school districts with jurisdiction over
eligible schoolsites, based on enrollment, with a minimum allocation
of five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each schoolsite, or a minimum
allocation of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each school
district, whichever is greater.
  SEC. 2.  Article 3.8 (commencing with Section 32239.5) is added to
Chapter 2 of Part 19 of the Education Code, to read:

      Article 3.8.  School Violence Prevention and Response Task
Force

   32239.5.  (a) This article shall be known, and may be cited, as
the School Violence Prevention and Response Act of 1999.
   (b) A School Violence Prevention and Response Task Force is hereby
established, which shall consist of the following members:
   (1) The Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Attorney
General, the Director of the Office of Criminal Justice Planning, and
the Secretary for Education shall be ex officio voting members of
the School Violence Prevention and Response Task Force, and shall
serve as cochairs of the task force.
   (2) Twelve members representing educators, health care
practitioners, and members of the law enforcement community, each
with expertise in school-based crisis prevention and response
appointed as follows:
   (A) The Director of the Office of Criminal Justice Planning and
the Attorney General shall each appoint three members to the task
force.  These appointments shall include representatives of the law
enforcement and victims' services community.  These appointments may
include persons with expertise in juvenile justice, gang violence
prevention, juvenile probation, victim assistance programs, crisis
management, or academic experts in criminology or juvenile
delinquency.
   (B) The Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Secretary for
Education shall each appoint three members to the task force.  These
appointments shall include representative of the education and
health care practitioner communities.  These appointments may include
classroom educators, school administrators, school counselors,
school psychologists, parents, pupils, mental health providers, or
academic experts in child development or violence prevention.
   (c) The members of the task force may not receive a salary for
their services but shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary
travel and other expenses incurred in the performance of their
duties.
   (d) The task force shall do all of the following:
   (1) Analyze and evaluate current statutes and programs in the area
of school-based crisis prevention and response.
   (2) Make appropriate policy recommendations on how to enhance
state and local programs and training to adequately prepare school
districts and county offices of education to meet the challenges
stemming from disruptive and violent acts, or both, on or near school
campuses.  These recommendations shall include a discussion
regarding the manner in which the recommendations may be implemented
within existing resources.
   (3) Suggest methods for training school personnel on how to
recognize risk indicators for pupils that could eventually lead to
violence.  These suggested methods shall include how to refer pupils
to trained personnel, such as school psychologists, counselors,
mental health providers, or other designated appropriate staff.
   (4) Hold at least two public meetings.
   (5) Report its findings and policy recommendations to the
Legislature and the Governor on or before April 10, 2000.
   (e) Each of the cochairs shall have the authority to convene
subcommittee meetings.  However, any findings or recommendations made
by a subcommittee, or by any of the other members of the task force,
shall be approved by at least three of the four voting members of
the task force in order to be incorporated in the report described in
paragraph (5) of subdivision (c).
   (f) The Office of Criminal Justice Planning shall make staff
resources available to the task force.
  SEC. 3.  This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the
meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go into immediate
effect.  The facts constituting the necessity are:
   In order to facilitate the promotion of school safety and violence
prevention at the earliest possible time, it is necessary that this
act take effect immediately.
